custos

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

custos (plural custodes)

  1. (obsolete) A warden.

Derived terms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for custos in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ- (to cover, wrap, encase), from *(s)kew- (to cover, hide). Cognate with Ancient Greek κεύθω (keúthō, to conceal), Old English hȳdan (to hide, conceal, preserve) (English hide).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkus.toːs/, [ˈkʊs.toːs]

Noun

custōs m (genitive custōdis); third declension

  1. A guard, protector
  2. A guardian, tutor
  3. A jailer
  4. A keeper, custodian

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative custōs custōdēs
genitive custōdis custōdum
dative custōdī custōdibus
accusative custōdem custōdēs
ablative custōde custōdibus
vocative custōs custōdēs

Derived terms

References


Portuguese

Noun

custos

  1. plural of custo
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